Burial vault



Aug. 5, 1930. F, BARTLOW 1,772,412

BURIAL vAULT Filed April 14, 4:1.928

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INVENTOR j ATTORNEY WITNESS Patented Aug. 5, 1930 unir/D STATE FRAN BARTIOW, OIE" MILLVITdI, i PEN N SYLVAIA BURIAL lvAuL'r` Y Application led April 14,

My present invention has reference to a concrete burial vault and my primary 0bject is the provision of a vault for this purpose in which the bottom is cast separate from the bodyV and is of such construction that, when arranged in the ground the same will have a locking engagement with said surface, regardless of the soft-ness'or irregularities thereof and further wherein the coengagernent between the body and the bottom is such that the body will not inflictv undue` strain against the bottom regardless of the condition of the ground in which the vault is arranged so that liability of injury to either the bottom or the body will be .ef,

fectively prevented. t

A further object is the provision of a vault for this purpose that shall -be of reinforced concrete and of a type and constructionto eectively preserve the casket arranged therein.

To the attainment of the foregoingthe invention consists in the improvement as here#v In the drawingsz" Figure 1 is a top plan view of a concrete burial vault in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

eferring now to the drawings in detail,

the numeral 1 designates the base or bottom of the vault. The base is formed of a slab of concrete or llike plastic material which is reinforced, as at 2. The base on its face ata suitable distance from its ends and edges is depressed, as at 3, thus/.forming the outer ends and edges lofthe base with a continuous rib 4 andthe inner face of this rib is struck at an angle as indicated by thefnumeral 5.4 The upper corner of the base `is also struck at an angle, as at 6, and this angle edge is continuous around the base.4 l

The hollow body of the improvement is indicated by the numeral 7. fyThis body is also formed ofreinforced concrete and has its inafter described and `definitely claimed. 25v

top 8 arched. The body `7 vis reinforced, as

at 9, and the arched top 8 of the bodyris cen- 1928; Serial No. 270,091.

trallythickened, as at 10, to strengthenythegv said top. Of course, the top may be thickened` throughout-the length thereof.

The lowersides and edges of the body 7 are formed with outwardly extending por-V tionsll and the outer faces of these projected portions are covered by metal plates 12 whose flanged edges 13 are let in the said part 11 of the body. The inner. edge, adjacent to the outer end of the body, is formed 6o with a continuous recess 14 that is provided with an upper angle wall 15, and this angle wall 15 is designed for coengagement with the angle corner 6 of the base l. n l i The ends of the body 7, adjacentI to the top 8 thereof are molded to provide the same with outwardly extending downwardly directed handle portions 16, and the under faces of these handle portions are grooved, as at 17. The base, of course, is lirst received in the grave and rests on the bottom thereof. The earth surface in the bottom of the grave will be received inthe depression 3 and will contact with the shoulder 5 and be likewise con- 75 tacted by the continuous projection 4. After the casket is arranged on the base the body is lowered there'over. If desired a suitable sealing cement may be arranged between the confronting edges of the base and the body. The comparatively thick but widened portions l1 at the outer edges of the body, and the` metal reinforcements 12 thereon, contacting Vwith the groundsurface will proltgecct the base 1 from undue pressure by the 85 The thickened and, therefore, reinforced arched portion 10 of the body will effectively protect the same from the earth which is ar ranged thereon and will likewise direct the earth from the said top along the sides of Y the body.

The construction and'advantages of the improvement will, it is thought, be understood by those skilled in the art without further detailed description.

Having described the inventi0n,`I claim:

A reinforced plastic burial vault, including a base and a body to be arranged over to cover and'to enclose the base, said base comlo l prising a slab having its outer face depressed to form the same with a continuous rib at the outer Corners thereof and the inner edges at the corners of the base struck at an angle, ,the body having its inner face and its lower edges formed with a continuous depression and the upper wall provided thereby being arranged at an angle to Contact with the angle corneredges of the base slab when the body is arranged over the base slab, said body being thickened outwardly around the depressed portion thereof, and one ofthe reinforcements of the body being extended transversely below theouter edge of the y. thickened portion.

u In vtestimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK BARTLOW. 

